---
title: "Play Sound"
method: POST
path: "/api/media/play_sound"
---

# Play Sound

`POST /api/media/play_sound`

Play a sound file on the robot's speaker.

The *file* field can be:
- An absolute path on the daemon's filesystem.
- A filename relative to the built-in assets directory.
- A filename previously uploaded to the sounds temp directory.

## Request body

- PlaySoundRequest — Request body for the play_sound endpoint.
  - `file` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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